| Ref No | WP/1/3/56 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/56 |
| Title | Letter from Richard Spruce to Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Description | Letter from Richard Spruce to Alfred Russel Wallace, from Hurstpierpoint, 3 Jan 1866, re Alfred Russel Wallace's new stereoscope; Latham's failure to publish Spruce's vocabularies, Latham's bankruptcy; return of the MS to Spruce; New Year greetings to Alfred Russel Wallace and his 'charmante épouse'. Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 Spruce, Richard, 1817-1893 Wallace, Annie, née Mitten, fl 1890 Bentham, George, 1800-1884 Latham, Robert Gordon, 1812-1888 Place: England Hurstpierpoint West Sussex Notes: Letter no in contents list: 54 |
| Date | 3 Jan 1866 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 | [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm] |
| PX2508 | Spruce; Richard (1817-1893); Botanist | 1817-1893 | |
| PX715 | Bentham; George (1800-1884); Botanist | 1800-1884 | |
| PX5378 | Latham; Robert Gordon (1812-1888); Ethnologist and philologist | 1812-1888 | |
| PX5166 | Wallace; Annie (1846-1914); Mrs; Wife of Alfred Russel Wallace | 1846-1914 | note in WGW's? hand apparently intended for a gravestone. |